Dr. Terri Childs has been dating my brother for the past three months, the
exact time I have been diligently touring the country with my band. I know
it's a strange way to start a story but I think you'll understand better once
I take it from the beginning and go from there. My name is Jaime Shepherd and
I am a musician. I'm twenty seven year old and I have been in the music business
since even before I can remember myself. This story, however, is as much about
my success as it is about my brother. As I have said before, for the past three
months I have been busy with a tight schedule of almost daily shows throughout
the country. My band and I love nothing more than touring with our music. There
is something about creating music and presenting it to the fans for the first
time that simply makes my heart stop then immediately beat faster as though
I have just jumped from the highest building into an endless abyss. I'm the
lead singer of the band, as well as rhythm guitarist and I happen to write
most of our songs. I'm self sufficient, what can I say? Back to the story though.
As I have been making my way from place to place I managed to get in a few
calls to the family, checking in and making sure all was well while I was away.
Can't ever stop worrying∑that's what you get when you're the oldest. How
surprised do you think I was when I first heard that my little brother, who
is not that little actually, barely twenty five, have found himself a girlfriend∑and
a doctor, no less. I was thrilled for him and for my parents, who were beginning
to worry about his flaky countenance and attitude toward dating and women in
general. During each conversation I managed to pull a bit of information about
the new girl but was constantly faced with a wall of silence. What could one
do? I was happy and wanting to meet her but that was all. I had practically
forgotten about the entire deal by the time I was on the flight back home for
the holidays. As I rested my head against the soft headrest of the seat, images
from past shows popped into my mind, putting a large smile onto my sleepy face.
The flight over and done with, I knew I had some business to take care of before
being able to go home. During these long times away I missed my family but
I knew it was a sacrifice I was delighted to make. It was a dream come true
and I had given my all to become who I am today. As I reached my place of business,
my cell phone decided to ring, making my entire backpack vibrate with impatience.
I pulled the phone and checked to see who was calling. Smiling, I picked it
up, "Hey mom."

"Hey baby. Where are you?"

"I'm at the office, I'll be home in about half an hour. I have some things
to take care of and I have to pick up my car."

"Okay, but don't be late. You know your brother is bringing his girlfriend
home for lunch."

Smiling as I handed my assistant the piece of paper she had given me to sign,
I said, "Oh right, she's coming today. Don't worry, mom, I'll be there
on time."

When the call ended, I hurried through a bit more paperwork with the assistance
of my assistant and left the office. The parking lot in which my car had been
staying for the past three months was nearby so I decided to walk the few blocks.
Enjoying the fresh air and slight wind blowing softly at my face, I inhaled
deeply. A few minutes later I had reached the parking lot. I turned the corner
and went to the booth situated in the middle of the entrance. "Hello." I
greeted the person inside the booth. The young man turned his face up to glare
at the intrusion but as he noticed me, a smile suddenly graced his lips. "Miss
Shepherd, welcome back."

"Thanks Tony, it's good to be back. How is my baby?"

Everybody knew how much I cherished my beautiful, sleek black Porsche Boxster.
It was practically the very first thing I bought with my first pay check from
the music business. Well, not exactly the very first∑my entire family received
a car∑each to his own tastes and likes.

Tony smiled and said, "Oh, she's perfect. I even washed her up for you
yesterday."

I grinned, thinking what a smart boy that Tony was∑he knew I was going
to give him a serious tip after his kind treatment. "Do you have the keys?"

"Well of course, ma'am." He stepped out of the booth, keys in hand
and walked me to my car. I felt my heart quicken for a second before my eyes
captured the shiny chrome. Just like the first time when I was her in the store
window. Call me childish, but it was still a thrill to know that I own the car
of my dreams. Anyhow, back to the story. Tony handed me the keys and opened the
door for me. I thanked him and climbed inside. I love the smell of leather and
the car smelled like it was brand new. Well, considering I had bought it only
several months ago and driven it even less, it was fairly new. I smiled at Tony
in thanks and appreciation and fumbled for my wallet. Taking out a hundred dollar
bill, I handed it to Tony who took it greedily and more than happily. Putting
the keys in the ignition, I thrilled at the sound of the roaring motor and pulled
the door close. Waving to Tony, I put the car in first gear and rolled out of
the driveway smoothly. The car ran like a dream as I shifted from one gear to
the other. The streets were practically empty at that hour considering that fact
that it was holiday time and everyone was probably at home or someplace else
with their family. I glanced at my watch briefly during a longer wait at a stop
light and frowned in surprise. I was already late and I was even more surprised
that my phone hadn't rung. As if my thoughts had been read, the phone started
ringing and vibrating in my pocket. Holding the wheel with one hand, I answered
with the other, "Yeah?"

"Where are you? We're all here already." Said my mom's angry voice.

"I'm sorry, mom. I didn't notice it was so late. I'm on my way. I'll be
there in about ten minutes."

Hanging up, I concentrated on maneuvering the car down the streets toward my
parents' house. Entering the enclosed driveway, I pulled the car to a stop
behind my parents' car and shut off the engine. Stepping out of the car, I
straightened my shirt and leather jacket, looked in the side mirror once more
to make sure everything was in place and headed for the front door. Knocking
softly, the door was immediately opened and I was engulfed in a big, warm hug
from my mom. I squeezed back and smiled. Pulling away, I gave her a peck on
the cheek and entered the house. "Hey everybody." I greeted the people
waiting in the living room. My dad was standing next to the beautifully set
table, smiling in welcome while my brother sat on the couch next to his girlfriend.
Jack was wearing a long sleeved white shirt with blue stripes and a pair of
blue, low hung jeans. He was sitting sprawled on the couch as he waved hello. "Sorry
I'm late, I had some stuff to finish at the office." I took my jacket
off and went to introduce myself to our guest since my brother seemed a little
reluctant on making the introductions. As I gazed upon the girlfriend, an instant
smile lit up my face. She was one of the sweetest looking girls I have ever
had the pleasure of gazing at. She was blonde with big blue eyes, tiny in stature
as I soon found out and pretty as heck. Rolling my surprised tongue back in
my mouth, I greeted charmingly, "Hi, I'm Jaime."

She smiled as well, showing a mouth full of perfect white teeth and shook my
hand warmly, "Hello. I've heard a lot about you. I'm Terri."

I flashed her one of my famous lopsided grins, "I'm sorry to say that
I can't say the same about you." I noticed my brother blushing a bit from
the corner of my eye. His darker complexion usually prevented my detecting
a blush, but this time it was quite prominent.

"Let's eat, the food is getting cold," implored my mom with a slight
tinge of reprimand.

I smiled shyly and went to the table to find my place. Sitting with my dad
to my right, Terri to my left and my brother to my front, I was surrounded.
My mom, whose place was next to my dad's, brought the food onto the table.
Charming and helpful as ever, I offered to help, but was refused and admonished
to sit quietly in my place. Frowning indignantly I sat back down and blushed
slightly at the soft chuckle I heard from my left.

As we started eating, all embarrassment faded and we began conversing and the
getting to know each other process. "I can't believe I'm actually sitting
here with you and your family, I'm a big fan of your music." Said Terri
shyly.

I smiled crookedly and said, "Thanks. I'm glad you enjoy my music. Next
time we perform around here, I would be happy if you'd join the family."

Terri beamed, "Thank you, I would love that."

"So, you're a doctor. That's amazing, beautiful and smart." I said,
oozing charm. I winced slightly as my brother kicked me in the shin underneath
the table. I glared at him and turned back to the beautiful doctor at my side,
who was turning a pretty pink shade right in front of my eyes.

"Thank you." Answered Terri.

"Where do you work?"

"I work at County."

"Really? That's really close by. You look too young to have been working
for too long∑"

"Well, I'm a resident, I haven't been there for long, but I like it."

"That's good." And before I could continue my chat with the lovely
doctor, my brother decided to barge in and ask one of his unimportant, out of
place questions.

"How was the tour?" Ok, so it wasn't exactly out of place but it was
unimportant at that specific moment in time. It wasn't like I was doing anything
to his girlfriend, I was just inquiring and getting to know the woman he's been
dating, as any good older sister should do, even if she did embarrass her brother
along the way. I turned my gaze to my brother and smiled, "Just fine, thanks.
How has work been?" Jack studied four years of physical therapy and had
already gone through a year of practice. He was now working at a clinic a few
blocks from the hospital where Terri worked. I figured that was how they had
met, having a common patient. My brother is a good guy with a good heart but
he has a way of ruining it by opening his big mouth and spewing some really nasty
things when mad or just annoyed. He was also a very diligent and dedicated worker
as he had gone through much trouble in getting accepted to the clinic he was
working for. Perhaps too dedicated at times.

"Work has been fine as well. When do you get back to working?"

I smiled, "I just got back. Are you so eager to see me back at work already?" My
mom shot me a look that said we should cut it out before she'd kick us both,
so I stopped∑for the moment. Turning my attention back to the pretty little
blonde, I asked, "How did you two meet?"

"A patient of mine needed physical therapy and I sent him over as it turned
out, to your brother. Jack later came by to check out on him when he came to
a check up and we met and started talking, and that's it."

"Wow, wait to go, bro." I smiled at Jack, who kicked my shin yet again.
This time I couldn't stop the small yelp from escaping, but I made sure I got
him back good. My mom got up abruptly and told us to help her clear the dishes
and bring the dessert onto the table. I could see Terri smothering a slow smile.
I smiled as well and gladly got up to help my mom.

Lunch was soon over and I realized I still had some work to do at my own apartment
and if I wanted to finish it in time for me to catch up on my sleep, I should
be going. I went over to my mom and hugged her, thanking her for the wonderful
meal. I hugged my dad goodbye and then went to my brother, whom I punched lightly
on the shoulder. He grunted and that was the way we said goodbye to each other.
I then stopped in front of Terri and said, "It was a pleasure to meet
you. Anytime you'd like to talk or hear us sing, you're more than welcome to
call me." I gave her my cell phone number and left the house.

The next day came before I had a chance to get rid of my jetlag and I rose
tiredly from my bed when a few rays of sunshine hit me square in the face.
I crawled toward the bathroom and took care of business, grabbed a bagel from
my counter, which was probably three months old and went out the door. I had
a meeting with my manager and assistant about the organization of my schedule
and then I was free for the rest of the day. Climbing into my car I drove over
to the office, smiling in surprise at actually finding my manager there at
such an abhorred hour and on time, no less. "How was your homecoming,
Jaime?" He asked, sipping from the dark brew in his hand slowly and methodically.

"Just fine. Yours?"

He grunted. He reminded me a lot of my brother at that particular moment. "So,
what does my schedule look like for the next month?" He started going
over the schedule; things I approved he marked with a 'V', things I didn't,
he made a note to speak with the respective person and notify them of the changes.
My schedule done and decided, I was finally free for the rest of the day. It
had been quite a while since the last time I had had a day off and I was nearly
clueless as to what I should do with myself. I looked at my watch and saw it
was just about time for lunch so I decided to go on a limb. Terri's clinic
was a couple of blocks from my office and I wondered is she would like to have
lunch with me. I wanted to get to know her better and what better way? Now
I know what you must be thinking; me, alone with a beautiful, young doctor,
who also happens to be my brother's girlfriend. I have never stolen any of
my brother's girlfriends and I wasn't intent on doing so now. Besides, they
were all quite bad looking or had at least one character flaw. But I'm again
digressing.

I got out of the building and went to take my car on the short drive over to
County. I parked the car and got out, walking toward the entrance. When I entered
the hospital, the strong smell of antiseptic struck me full force. I walked
to the nurses' station and smiled charmingly at the nurse on call. "Hello.
Can you tell me where I can find Dr. Terri Childs?"

The nurse looked at me wide-eyed and pointed down the hall. I thanked her and
as I Was about to turn and walk where she had pointed, I ran into someone. "I'm
sorry∑" As I looked at the person whom I was holding in my arms, preventing
an imminent fall, I smiled in recognition, "Hi Terri."

"Hey!" She said in delight. "What are you doing here? I hope there's
nothing wrong∑" She quickly asked in concern.

I reassured her hurriedly and asked her if she wanted to join me for lunch
since I knew she had to eat and since I was having the first day off since
ever and before I could rumble on, she laid a soft, manicured hand on my arm
and stopped me. "I would love to, but I have two more patients to check
before I can leave, ok?"

A slow smile spread over my lips and I nodded, "Perfect."

Before too long, Terri joined me at the door and we left the hospital together.
I led her to my car and she gasped in wonder, "That is one beautiful car."

I smiled with pride, just as if it was the very product of my loins (close,
my wallet). I went over to her side and opened the car door for her. Waiting
for her to get in, I shut the door and ran over to the driver's side. During
the ride over to the restaurant we were both mostly quiet, just exchanging
pleasantries and information. "Do you like Italian?" I asked.

She nodded vigorously and said, "I love Italian."

Smiling, I said, "Good. I know this great restaurant, not far from here."

A few minutes later we stopped in front of the restaurant and I handed the
keys to my precious car to the valet, who was familiar to me. "Hey Danny,
be careful, you hear?"

Danny smiled and nodded enthusiastically, "Of course, Miss Shepherd."

I went ahead and held open the door of the restaurant for my companion. We
entered and were immediately seated in a private, far off section of the restaurant,
enshrouded by plants and privacy. I pulled Terri's chair out and sat down.
Old habits are hard to kill. Terri smiled and I sat in front of her. "You
are so charming, I wish you could teach your brother some of these manners." She
said teasingly, but I knew there was truth to her words.

We had a very pleasant conversation and an even pleasanter meal, which ended
with a short argument over the bill. "I can't let you pay for me∑"Said
Terri, indignantly.

"Terri, please, I invited you, you're insulting me∑you don't want to
do that, do you?" I asked with a slight cock of the eyebrow.

Terri sighed deeply as she knew she had lost. "Alright, but next time
is on me."

I smiled in relief and joy at the prospect of there being a next time. I really
had a wonderful time and Terri was stimulating company. Not in that way, you
perverts.

I drove her back to the hospital and dropped her off as close to the entrance
as possible without actually being an ambulance. She thanked me for lunch and
I again told her to feel free to call whenever she needed or wanted anything.
She gave me her phone number as well and we parted ways. As I found out later,
her friends at the hospital ribbed her and teased her, asking about me. They
had recognized me but were too stunned to say anything in front of me.

One day rolled into another and work kept me busy pretty much most of the time,
but I always found the time to talk with Terri, either on the phone, over lunch
or anywhere for that matter. We grew closer as we saw each other more frequently,
since every time I was at the office, I would call her up and ask her to lunch.
To this day, she keeps nagging me about letting her pay for a meal. I still
haven't caved.

My brother and her had been dating for four months, pushing on five and it
wasn't looking particularly good. Terri would complain to me about the fact
hat he was never there, about the fact that they would almost never go out
anymore and that it was getting harder and harder for her to feel anything
for him. His work was taking up all their time and he never found the time
to spend with her. She was a doctor and she always did her best to maneuver
through her patients in order to be able to see him, but he would either cancel
at the last minute or not show up at all. I was more than pissed at my brother
for treating this wonderful woman so flippantly, especially since I was already
wondering how she could have gone out with him in the first place. I tried
to talk some sense into him but nothing worked.

One evening, I was at my parents' house, hanging around after a long day of
recording and I was too tried to go to my own apartment and be alone. My bother,
it seemed, was feeling the exact same way because when I got to the house,
he was already there. It was around 9:00pm when Jack's cell phone rang. He
went to pick it up and from the one-sided conversation I gathered it had to
be Terri. My brother started raising his voice suddenly, sounding upset until
he hung up. He came into my parents' bedroom and sat down. My mom asked him
what had happened and he told us that Terri called and she was upset because
one of her patients had just died. I'm not sure if she actually requested him
to come over or just hinted at it, but he immediately told he was too tried
to drive over and that he'd see her tomorrow. Unable to hold my anger inside
any longer, I snapped at him and asked, "What is wrong with you? Your
girlfriend calls you all upset, asks you to come over and be with her and you
tell her you're too tired?! She shouldn't even have asked you to come, you
should have gotten into your car the minute you heard her upset voice."

My brother's angry gaze turned to me, his eyes blazing, "Who the hell
asked you?! I'm too tired and I'm not going anywhere. You're welcome to go
yourself if you're so worried. I'm surprised she hasn't called you instead,
you've been seeing each other so much the past couple of weeks that it seems
like you're the one dating her!"

"Well that's because her boyfriend is an asshole who can't get his head
out of his ass and work and never has time to see her! She's a doctor, for God's
sake and she can find time!"

"Is that what she keeps telling you, huh? That my job is not as important
as hers, so I can find the time whenever I want, to go and see her? Well, fuck
you both." He got up and left the room, slamming the door to his old room
so hard that the walls rattled. I ground my teeth so hard I could feel my jaw
beginning to ache. I turned to my mother and said, "I'm going to go see
if she's ok, if he's not going to go." My mother simply nodded and I left.

I pulled in front of the hospital less than ten minutes later and jogged towards
the entrance. The corridors were brightly lit though it was pitch dark outside.
Heading for the nurses' station, I was faced with the smile of a now familiar
nurse. She greeted and pointed me towards the doctors' lounge. The lounge was
empty except for Terri's tightly curled up figure sitting on the couch. She
wore her lab coat and the stethoscope was still hanging over her shoulders,
but I could see them shaking. As I stepped closer, I cleared my throat, not
wanting to startle her. She raised her head and I felt a twinge of pain in
my chest as I saw the tears streaked face. She smiled shakily and rose to her
feet. Without uttering a single word, she threw herself into my arms. I held
her close to my chest, rocking her gently and whispering soft nothings into
her red tipped ear. I pulled her closer and moved us to the sofa, cradling
her in my arms. "It's ok, sweetie. It's going to be ok." I kept whispering
as she slowly quieted down. I caressed her hair gently, reveling at the silky
feeling of her blonde strands running through my fingers. Tucking a strand
of hair behind her ear, I raised her chin with two fingers, "Are you ok?"

She tried another smile, this one much better than the first and nodded. I
nodded in assent and pulled her back into my warm embrace. After several more
minutes like that I felt her yawn against me and I smiled tenderly. "You're
tired, let me drive you home."

She nodded and we got to our feet. With a soft kiss on the crown of her head,
I helped her organize her things and took her home. I led her into her apartment
and helped her undress. Again, get your minds out of the gutter, the girl is
suffering here.

Tucking her safely into bed, I prepared to leave but her soft voice stopped
me in my tracks. "Jaime, could you please stay with me?"

I walked back to the side of her bed and asked, "Are you sure?"

She nodded sleepily. I smiled and ruffled her hair lightly. "Alright.
I'll be right there in the living room, on the sofa, ok? If you need anything,
just call me."

The night passed uneventfully, but from that moment on we had gotten even closer
than before. If she was barely seeing Jack before, she was hardly ever seeing
him now. We were both juggling our hectic jobs in order to be able to meet
and go out, or we'd just sit and talk for hours about anything and everything.
It was the best time of my life, I had never enjoyed someone's company as much
as I had enjoyed Terri's. She was intelligent, beautiful, sweet and kind and
each day I found out new and better things about her. She was practically too
good to be true. But she was, and she was my brother's girlfriend.

One evening we decided to go to a karaoke bar. Terri had never been to one
and she was dying to try it out. For a change, my brother had managed to make
himself available and we went out, all three. We got to the bar, found seats
and ordered some drinks. My brother was actually starting to join in on the
conversation and it was turning out as a pleasant night after all. A few people
stopped at our table to ask me for an autograph, which for some reason annoyed
my brother, but then things quieted down as the karaoke host got up on stage.
All kinds of people took turns singing and it was hilarious. Most were very
bad singers but very charming and entertaining. Finally, we managed to persuade
Terri to go up on stage and sing. She decided to sing Donna Summer's "She
Works Hard for Her Money" and had done a pretty good job of it. After
she got down, exhilarated by her performance, she decided I just had to sing
something. When the audience noticed who it was she was trying to pull on stage,
it began chanting my name in support and out of embarrassment mixed in with
delight, I decided what the heck. I got on stage and as I stood looking
closely at Terri, glancing at the rest of the audience from time to time, I
sang a song called "Moments" by Westlife.

"If I die tonight,

I go with no regrets.

If it's in your arms,

I know that I was blessed.

And if your eyes

Are the last thing that I see

Then I know the beauty

Heaven holds for me.

But if I make it through,

If I live to see the day,

If I'm with you,

I know just what to say,

Truth be told

Girl, you take my breath away,

Every minute, every hour, every day."

As the song came to its end, the audience erupted in cheers and whistles and
I couldn't help but notice Terri wiping away at her cheek. I hurried over to
her, thinking I had somehow offended her, but was quickly reassured when I
was engulfed in a warm hug. I could feel Jack sending daggers into my back
but in that moment in time, I didn't care about anything, only that feeling
mattered∑that warm, crazy feeling that was wreaking havoc on my insides.
I clutched her tighter when she whispered in my ear, "No one has ever
sung to me. So beautiful∑" I reluctantly released her and we sat down.
The evening didn't continue as it had before. Silence prevailed and less than
an hour later we were dropping Terri off at her home. During the rest the silence
was maintained and when I reached his apartment, he got out of the car and
slammed the door shut, leaving me in the darkness. I bit my lip, pushed the
car in gear and screeched out of the driveway. I didn't feel I had done anything
wrong, so I had no reason to feel shame or guilt. I wanted to tell Terri how
beautiful and special she was because I knew that Jack never told her and wasn't
planning on telling her and I just wanted to make it a memorable night for
her. With these thoughts in mind, I drove toward my house. It was too late
for me to pull to a complete stop when I saw the car rushing toward me at full
speed. A moment later, everything went dark. My entire body was in pain so
I knew that I couldn't be dead but it was almost worse. I tried to take a deep
breath but it was hard and painful. I have no idea how much time elapsed since
that moment in time, but when I woke up I was in the hospital. Around me my
family was gathered and caressing my head softly was Terri. I groaned when
I tried to open my mouth to speak. Everything hurt so badly. "Shh∑You're
ok now, rest." Whispered Terri.

I closed my eyes again and drifted into a fitful sleep. Guilt was still gnawing
at me about last night, or was it two night ago∑My memory was in shambles
and my body was didn't seem to be faring much better.

As I've later found out, I wasn't in a bad as shape as I thought and feared.
Nothing was broken except for a couple of ribs, which had made my breathing
into a painful experience but otherwise, I was fine and free to go. They bandaged
my ribs and took care of the multiple bruises and I was released home the next
day. Everybody was very supportive and sweet and I began to wonder∑more
like fear. What weren't they telling me?

Suddenly I remembered∑"What happened to my baby?!" I gasped in
pain.

My mother grimaced and shook her head.

"Oh God∑" That was when I shed my first tear. Nothing had hurt
as that blow. My baby was totaled but I had insurance so it wouldn't be long
until they sent me a replacement. But still∑it was my baby∑

Anyhow, Terri came to visit and things seemed to be getting back to normal
because my brother was ignoring me again and my family was treating me as before,
all niceties long gone.

I had gotten back to my feet and as soon as possible got back to work and to
seeing my favorite doctor in the while wide world. Terri was more affectionate
and touchy than ever and who was I to complain?

Coming back from a restaurant one evening, we were strolling back to her apartment
and when we stopped at her door, I heard the words that I will forever bear
with me, "Do you want to come in?"

It's not that I have never been in her apartment before, but never in this
context. I nodded mutely and she smiled in understanding. Letting us into her
apartment, I gulped as she turned on the lights. "Do you want anything
to drink? Make yourself at home." She yelled from the kitchen.

"No thanks, I'm good." I took my jacket off and went to sit on the
sofa I had once slept on. Terri came back with two glasses of wine and sat down
next to me. I was about to say that I didn‚t want anything to drink when
my mouth and throat got all parched. I took the glass of wine and drank freely. "I
thought you'd like that." She said and caressed my black hair softly. Now
don't get me wrong, it's not like I've never been in this situation before. God
know I have, too many times to count, but never with my brother's girlfriend!
At the thought, I put the glass down and was about to get up when Terri took
my face into her hands and pulled me closer. Unable to move a muscle even if
I had wanted to, I quickly surrendered to the feel of soft, warm lips upon my
own. She kissed me gently and I kissed her back, just moving my lips slowly and
sweetly over hers. When the heavenly kiss ended, I took a deep breath and jumped
to my feet. "I can't do this∑I'm sorry."

Terri got up as well and stopped me with her hand on my forearm. "Jaime,
I broke up with Jack a few days ago."

I blinked dumbly at her for a few seconds until what she said registered, "What?"

"I broke up with him. He hadn't been my boyfriend for a long while now,
we barely saw each other, we never dated, we never even talked. My co-workers
used to laugh at me that I speak more about you than I do about him. It's true,
I did. But that's because I've grown to know you so well and to care so much
about you. I can't say the same about your brother. When I heard you were involved
in an accident and I was called quickly to the hospital I thought my heart was
going to burst into a million pieces. You have a way in which you make me feel
things I had never felt before and I know this might be selfish but I would like
to see where this takes us∑that is, if you'd like to try as well."

I had never seen a more vulnerable look in anyone's eyes that that look in
Terri's eyes at that specific moment. Wounding my arms around her slim waist,
I pulled her closer and smiled, "I would love to find out what the future
holds for us, but I don't know if I can do this to my brother."

"Jaime, I told him what I wanted and he said he had already known. That
he's known a long time ago. He wasn't surprised at the break up and he was all
for it. I think he found someone for himself as well."

"Well then, that's a different thing altogether." I smiled devilishly
and leaned down to capture her sweet lips in a repeat performance.

Pulling her toward where I knew her bedroom was located, we took each other's
clothes off on the way, leaving a trail behind. Her legs soon bumped against
the mattress of her bed and I laid her down gently. Her beauty was ravishing
and I could barely keep my hand away from her. I kissed her lips in a soft,
sensual kiss, then moved to her ear and nibbled my way down to her throat.
I was pleasantly surprised to find that her neck held many ticklish and tender
points that caused her to make an assortment of sexy sounds. Moving lower still
I gazed upon her lovely breasts before I lowered my head to taste her hardening
buds. I took one and then the other into my mouth, sucking slowly, relishing
the feeling of fingers digging into my scalp in pleasure. Moans of excitement
resounded in the bedroom as I moved lower to kiss and lick my way down her
abdomen. Parting her silky thighs, I made room for my broad shoulders in between
her legs. Lapping at the soft skin of her inner thigh I delighted in the sounds
of her gasps and low moans. I decided not to make her wait any longer and dived
in with gusto. I lapped from top to bottom, gathering her sweet fluids on my
tongue and then rolling them onto her protruding clit. She was so hard, it
was hard to miss and I took the very tip between my lips and sucked. My tongue
was playing with her opening and then my lips would go back up to her clit,
alternating between long, deep strokes and strong suction. Her hands pulled
at my hair and as she arched her back off the bed and made a loud mewing sound,
I knew I had succeeded. I pulled her closer and kissed my way up her body,
Reaching her lips, I let her have a taste of herself on my tongue and as she
was busy concentrating on the probing kiss, I thrust two fingers deep inside.
She gasped loudly into the kiss and arched away from my lips. Capturing her
lips in a sensual kiss again, I continued my pounding in steady thrusts, reaching
deep inside her writhing body. She was trying to pull away from the kiss again,
trying to get a breath in, but I didn't want to let her go. I continued holding
her in a firm kiss and thrusting harder and deeper all the time. Her nails
scratched a path down my sweaty back as she clutched my fingers in her powerful
spasms. Feeling the contraction recede, I pulled away from her lips, keeping
my fingers still deeply embedded. She took deep gulps of air into her starved
lungs. Eyes close, mouth gaping open in release, she made the most beautiful
picture nature could create. Our love making continued deep into the night,
until we finally feel exhausted into slumber.

Our relationship blossomed and kept improving with time. My brother finally
forgave me and went back to treating me as a brother should, insulting and
demeaning. Our careers flourished; Terri was made chief resident and I was
finally going to go on a world tour. Our dreams seemed to have come true. It
seemed almost too good to be true. But it was and this time there was nothing
in the way.

As we sit on the plane, waiting for take off, I look at her sleeping face and
smile. What did I do to deserve such an angel by my side? Oh yeah, I kept a
brother.